1914 - 1951 (36 years)
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Name |
BLAVER, Collison Alexander |
Prefix |
Capt. |
Nickname |
Colin |
Birth |
8 Nov 1914 |
Canada |
Gender |
Male |
FindaGrave |
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_COLOR |
11 |
Death |
2 Oct 1951 |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Cause: of polio |
Burial |
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada |
Address: Park Lawn Cemetery |
Person ID |
I32582 |
Puffer 062124 |
Last Modified |
12 Apr 2022 |
Family |
MEADEN, Jane, b. 19 Aug 1921, Hamilton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Aug 2000, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
1946 |
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Children |
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Family ID |
F11287 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2024 |
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Photos
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2 Photos |
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Notes |
- Royal Rifles of Canada, POW, Hong Kong. He was awarded the Military Cross for “great courage, dash, coolness and leadership” for covering the withdrawal of his heavily outnumbered men attempting to clear the Japanese from Mount Parker. He was taken prisoner and suffered from starvation and beriberi. He was wounded, but returned to Canada to marry, progress to the rank of captain, and start a family before dying of polio in 1955.
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Sources |
- [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 03 Oct 1951, Page 9.
- [S558] Obituary.
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